Software Engineer (Machine Control Software, Visual Studio)

[Jason Warren]

Poole, Dorset

Hays

Software Engineer, £25-50k, Poole, Visual Studio, UWP, Machine Control Software, AI, Desktop Apps, Embedded.

Software Engineer (Machine Control Software, AI, Visual Studio, UWP)
Poole, Dorset
£25000 – £50000 + Package.

Recruiting through COVID-19.

Please note my client cannot offer sponsorship for VISA holders / international applicants.

Your new company
This specialist manufacturing business have become key players in their field and due to continued growth are seeking a specialist Software Engineer to join the team. You will be based from their head office in Poole, easily commutable from most location on the South Coast and 5 minutes from the beach.

Your new role
The role is open to Graduate Developers right to up to Seniors, providing you have an excellent grasp of Visual Studio and understand you’ll be working on Windows Desktop or Embedded projects. As a Senior hire you will need commercial experience working on Machine Control / Vision Software. As a Junior hire you can be trained in this space but will be able write code using Visual Studio without the internet assistance.

This is predominantly a hands-on position working to support the development of a scalable system which underpins the companies design and distribution of products. You’ll work across a range of technologies and be able to broaden your skill set, whilst gaining knowledge of a competitive and technical market.
You will be part of a well-established team for a business pushing 50 years in industry. The role will involve maintenance work but as they dip into new markets new development projects will become the focus for the team, such as work with Artificial Intelligence and Visual Recognition.

The company operate a flat structure and select elements of Agile that work for them. It’s a small team with good tenure and retention and of course they champion open communication and collaboration, with developers needing to react and firefight at short notice.

What you’ll need to succeed
At a Junior level you’ll need a degree in Software Engineering or a similar discipline. You will need to demonstrate coding from scratch Visual Studio and an OO programming language which will be tested at interview.

They’ve replaced Silverlight with WPF for the UI and would like to see a solid grasp of modern, clean coding principles, perhaps including UWP at a senior level.

Wider knowledge of Embedded Software, Real time machine control software, multi-threading, VB6, Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing will be used in the role, so an interest in these areas is essential.

What you’ll get in return
You’ll join a profitable, successful company with plans to gradually add to the development team throughout the year. There’s free parking, 23 days holiday, a good company pension and support to improve your skill set through company funded courses where appropriate.

What you need to do now
To be considered for this position please apply directly, or contact Max Wilcock on 01202 048614.

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Contact: Maxwell Wilcock
Reference: Totaljobs/3825212
Job ID: 90371815